Many people don’t realize that there are various health reasons why someone might feel uncomfortable showing their teeth when ...

Learn how smiling — and mimicking other people’s smiles — can make you seem more trustworthy and confident.

Smiles do more than express emotion - new research shows they can unconsciously influence trust and shape how we perceive ...

The top 30 simple things that make us smile include a kind gesture from a stranger, waking up on a sunny morning – and seeing an elderly couple holding hands. A study of 2,000 adults found seeing a ...

A smile means that someone is happy—or maybe not. Although we associate smiling with happiness, people can use a smile to convey a whole range of different messages. Research in nonverbal ...

How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we perceive those ...

Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, the co-creators of Smiling Friends, don’t really watch many cartoons these days. It’s something they’ve shared before in interviews, and something they reiterate on a ...

Now you can put a price on a smile. People in Japan who have become accustomed to wearing a face mask have turned to the help of a professional — to learn to smile again. After the Japanese government ...

Pim (Michael Cusack), Charlie (Zach Hadel), and the rest of their not-always-so-happy companions are back for a second season of Adult Swim's smash-hit series, Smiling Friends. Created by and starring ...